Turnstile Tracker: MLS Attendance Off 3.6% Through August 24

MLS attendance is down 3.6% through August 24 but has made strides since the All-Star break, when attendance was off 5.5%. The expansion Sounders FC continue to lead the league at over 30,000 fans per game. Second-year club Toronto FC also continues to pack home games at BMO Field, as the venue has been filled to 101.5% capacity. Despite a strong record, the Fire are off 19.8% at Toyota Park and are one of six clubs seeing double-digit drops in average attendance. The chart below lists team-by-team attendance for MLS, with comparisons to the same period in '08 (THE DAILY).

MLS ATTENDANCE THROUGH AUGUST 24

HOME TEAM

GMS

TOTAL

AVG.

% CAP.

PREV.

% +/-

GMS ('08)

Sounders FC

12

364,949

30,412

102.5%

n/a

n/a

n/a

Toronto FC

12

243,691

20,308

101.5%

20,173

0.7%

11

Galaxy

10

193,794

19,379

71.8%

25,648

-24.4%

11

Real Salt Lake (a)

11

178,344

16,213

81.0%

14,855

9.1%

11

Chivas USA

10

161,068

16,107

59.7%

15,253

5.6%

11

Dynamo

12

191,255

15,938

49.8%

15,701

1.5%

10

D.C. United

10

158,873

15,887

34.0%

19,746

-19.5%

11

Earthquakes (b)

12

181,644

15,137

72.4%

15,986

-5.3%

9

Revolution

10

141,880

14,188

70.9%

16,615

-14.6%

10

Fire

11

153,031

13,912

69.6%

17,339

-19.8%

10

Crew

11

150,258

13,660

67.8%

13,569

0.7%

11

Rapids

11

140,476

12,771

70.6%

13,628

-6.3%

11

Red Bulls

11

134,518

12,229

46.1%

16,376

-25.3%

11

Wizards

10

100,189

10,019

96.5%

9,619

4.2%

10

FC Dallas

11

101,515

9,229

45.0%

14,420

-36.0%

10

MLS TOTALS

164

2,595,485

15,826

66.2%

16,412

-3.6%

147

NOTES: (a) = Home games played at both Rice-Eccles Stadium and Rio Tinto Stadium in '08. (b) = Includes two designated Earthquakes home games played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (posted attendance of 15,862 and 17,128), as well as a game against the Crew at Candlestick Park on August 8 which was part of a doubleheader featuring FC Barcelona and Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara (posted attendance 61,572).